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Poganis Destination Guide

Touring Poganis in Turkey

Poganis in the region of Van is a city located in Turkey - some 570 mi or ( 917 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Poganis

Time in Poganis is now 05:48 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Mosul, Tabriz, Anzak, Yesilsu, and Van. Being here already, consider visiting Mosul . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Poganis ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Cavustepe Fortress and Necropolis, Eastern Turkey

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www.TravelsWithSheila.com "Hot" doesn't begin to describe Eastern Turkey even in September. The sun eats through skin, radiates off the desert-like atmosphere and dries everything in a nano-second. Cr ..

Kurdish Hosap Castle, Eastern Turkey

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www.TravelsWithSheila.com Dramatic Hosap Castle was built on a rock outcropping by Mahmudi Suleyman, a local Kurdish chieftain in 1643. Mahmudi controlled all the lands and villages in this area and r ..


Flinging The Kilims and Rugs in Eastern Turkey

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www.TravelsWithSheila.com Once Urartu Carpets had finished demonstrating how rugs and carpets are woven and hand-knotted, the Explore group was shown into a huge room filled with stacks and heaps of w ..

Van pier

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Unloading a train from the ferryboat at Van pier in Eastern Turkey ..


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Interesting facts about this location

2011 Van earthquake

The Van earthquake was a destructive magnitude 7.1 Mw earthquake that struck eastern Turkey near the city of Van on Sunday, 23 October 2011 at 13.41 local time. It occurred at a shallow depth of 20 kilometres, causing heavy shaking across much of eastern Turkey and lighter tremors across neighboring parts of the South Caucasus and Levant. According to Disasters and Emergency Situations Directorate of Turkey AFAD on 30 October, the earthquake killed 604 and injured are 4,152.

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Located at 38.63 43.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 2011 earthquakes, 2011 in Georgia (country), 2011 in Iran, 2011 in Turkey, Earthquakes in Armenia, Earthquakes in Georgia (country), Earthquakes in Iran, Earthquakes in Turkey, History of Van Province

Toprakkale (castle)

Rusahinili ("city of Rusa I)", modern Toprakkale, Turkey) is an ancient Urartian fortress built by Rusa I, located near the modern city of Van in eastern Turkey. The site has been excavated by archaeological teams from Germany, the United Kingdom, and other countries. 32x28px Ancient Near East portal

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Located at 38.52 43.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Turkey, History of Armenia, Urartian cities

Tushpa

Tushpa was the 9th century BC capital of Urartu, later becoming known as Van which is derived from Biaina the native name of Urartu. The ancient ruins are located just west of Van and east of Lake Van in the Van Province of Turkey.

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Located at 38.50 43.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Van Province, Castles in Turkey, Former capitals of Armenia, Former populated places in Turkey, History of Armenia, History of Van Province, Urartian cities, Van, Turkey

Lake Erçek

Lake Erçek is a salt lake in the Van Province, eastern part of Turkey. It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:38.672778|N|43.572778|E||||| | |name= }}, close to Lake Van. Lake Erçek is located in the elevation of about 1,890 m. It has an area of 95.2 km² and maximum depth of 30 m.

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Located at 38.67 43.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Geography of Van Province, Lakes of Turkey

Van Ferit Melen Airport

Van Ferit Melen Airport is an airport in Van, the city in eastern region of Turkey. It is named after the Turkish politician and former prime minister Ferit Melen (1906–1988).

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Located at 38.47 43.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Airports in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Van Province, Van, Turkey